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Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Polish Season 1, Lesson 7 - Do You Speak English? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question ‘Do you speak English?’ in Polish.
Body
Eric: Here's the formal way to ask 'Do you speak English? When talking to a man in Polish.
Marzena: [Normal] Czy mówi pan po angielsku?
Eric: First is a word meaning 'whether'
Marzena: [Normal] czy [Slow] czy
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'speak'
Marzena: [Normal] mówi [Slow] mówi
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'sir, you (to a man)'
Marzena: [Normal] pan [Slow] pan
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'in English'
Marzena: [Normal] po angielsku [Slow] po angielsku
Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Do you speak English? When talking to a man in Polish.
Marzena: [Slow] Czy mówi pan po angielsku? [Normal] Czy mówi pan po angielsku?
Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to someone the same age. Here's the informal way to ask, 'Do you speak English?'
Marzena: [Normal] Mówisz po angielsku?
Eric: First is a word meaning 'you speak'
Marzena: [Normal] mówisz [Slow] mówisz
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'in English'
Marzena: [Normal] po angielsku [Slow] po angielsku
Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Do you speak English?'
Marzena: [Slow] Mówisz po angielsku? [Normal] Mówisz po angielsku?
Eric: Here's a response meaning 'Yes, I speak English.'
Marzena: [Normal] Tak, mówię.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'yes'
Marzena: [Normal] tak [Slow] tak
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I speak'
Marzena: [Normal] mówię [Slow] mówię
Eric: Listen again to the response meaning 'Yes, I speak English.'
Marzena: [Slow] Tak, mówię. [Normal] Tak, mówię.
Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'No, I don't.'
Marzena: [Normal] Nie, nie mówię.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'no, not'
Marzena: [Normal] nie [Slow] nie
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I speak '
Marzena: [Normal] mówię [Slow] mówię
Eric: Listen again to the response, 'No, I don't.'
Marzena: [Slow] Nie, nie mówię. [Normal] Nie, nie mówię.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Marzena: Apart from in the big cities, many people still do not speak English. This is especially true of older people, who speak more German and/or Russian. Most of the younger people, however, should be able to speak English.

Outro

Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson!

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